Polymer-Based Nanoscale Materials for Surface Coatings

Prof. Sabu Thomas is the Chairman of the Trivandrum Engineering Science & Technology Research Park (TrEST Research Park) in Thiruvananthapuram, India. Additionally, he is a Professor of Polymer Science and Engineering and the Director of the School of Energy Materials at Mahatma Gandhi University, India. He is the founder director of the International and Inter-university Centre for Nanoscience and Nanotechnology at Mahatma Gandhi University and the former Vice-Chancellor of the same institution. Prof. Thomas is internationally recognized for his contributions to polymer science and engineering, with his research interests encompassing polymer nanocomposites, elastomers, polymer blends, interpenetrating polymer networks, polymer membranes, green composites, nanocomposites, nanomedicine, and green nanotechnology. His groundbreaking inventions in polymer nanocomposites, polymer blends, green bionanotechnology, and nano-biomedical sciences have significantly advanced the development of new materials for the automotive, space, housing, and biomedical fields. Dr. Thomas has been conferred with Honoris Causa (DSc) by the University of South Brittany, France. Ms. Jesiya Susan George is research scholar at School of Chemical Sciences, Mahatma Gandhi University. She completed her masters in biopolymer science from Cochin University of Science and technology. She received prestigious DST INSPIRE fellowship, Gov. of India. Her research interest involves anticorrosive coatings, epoxy resin, hybrid nanostructures and polymer blends. She published several articles in high-impact journals. She has two edited books to her credit.

1 Introduction to coatings and surface preparation
2 Nanomaterials and nanocomposites for surface protection
3 Thermoplastic polymer-based nanocoatings
4 Thermoset polymer-based nanocoatings
5 Elastomeric nanocoatings
6 Theory, modeling, and simulation in nanoscale polymer coatings
7 Rheology of nanoscale polymer-based coatings
8 Spectroscopy characterizations of nanoscale polymer-based coatings
9 XPS and SIMS studies of nanoscale polymer-based coatings
10 Nanoscale surface coatings based on plant phenolics
11 Contact angle studies of nanoscale polymer based coatings
12 NDT studies of nanoscale polymeric coatings
13 Mechanical properties of nanoscale polymer coatings
14 Thermal properties of nanoscale polymer-based coatings
15 Diffusion and transport through nanoscale polymer-based coatings
16 Light scattering, X-ray scattering, and microscopy studies of nanoscale polymer-based coatings
17 Neutron scattering studies of nanoscale polymer-based coatings
18 Electrochemical characterizations of the anticorrosive nanoscale polymer-based coatings
19 Aging studies of nanoscale polymer-based coatings
20 Nanoscale polymer coatings for biomedical implants
21 Self-healing of nanoscale polymer-based coatings
22 Superhydrophobic nanoscale materials for surface coatings
23 Nanoscale polymer-based coatings for applications in marine antifouling
24 Corrosion resistant nanoscale polymer-based coatings
25 Photocatalytic nanoscale polymer-based coatings
26 Life cycle assessment of nanoscale polymer-based coatings